%%abc-version 2.1 %%abc-copyright (C) Copyright Ben Paley 2026 %%writefields X %%writefields N %%writefields D %%measurenb 0 %%partsbox 1 X:1 T:Shuffle bowing patterns L:1/8 M:C| C:Trad arr. © 2005 Ben Paley N:What's important here is, of course, the direction of the bow rather than the actual notes. N:But, since you have to play some notes, you might as well play these, for practice. Perhaps N:you'd like to let an open A drone ring out while you're noting the D string. Or you might like N:to hit the A string just on down bows, for instance. Experiment with this, and with things like N:how much bow you use, and how much swing you give the rhythm. O:USA Z:Ben Paley K:D P:Nashville Shuffle |: v(EF)uFvF u(EF)vFuF | v(EF)uFvF u(EF)vFuF | v(EF)uFvF u(EF)vFuF | v(EF)uFvF u(EF)vFuF :| P:Georgia Shuffle |: (uEF)vF(uF EF)vF(uF | EF)vF(uF EF)vF(uF | EF)vF(uF EF)vF(uF | EF)vF(uF EF)vFuF :| X:2 T:Unser Oide Kath T:Bavarian Waltz L:1/16 M:5/4 C:Trad arr. © 2022 Ben Paley N:I learnt this tune from my father when I was a child. It also appears in the film Bagdad Cafe N:(not Fried Green Tomatoes as I thought, thanks to those who have pointed that out!) N:There are other ways to write this out, depending on how you analyze the rhythm, but this does N:the job, and it has the virtue of being simple. N:Thanks to William West for letting me know the German name of this tune, or at least the N:Bavarian name, I don't think it's standard German. Now that I know what to look for I discover N:it's all over YouTube in various versions, some with lyrics. O:Bavaria, Germany Z:Ben Paley K:D P:A |: A3G FGA2 - A2d2 c2e2 d2f2 | A3G FGA2 - A2d2 c2e2 d4 :| P:B |: B2gg g2A2 fff2 e2c2 d2f2 | B2gg g2A2 fff2 e2c2 d4 :| X:3 T:Five Miles of Ellum Wood L:1/8 M:C| C:Trad arr. © 2022 Ben Paley N:I learnt this tune from the great banjo player Dan Stewart. N:When you're playing this, try experimenting with the pitch of the Cs, Gs and Bs. Check out Buce N:Greene's version on his 1998 album "Five Miles of Ellum Wood" for some really great intonation. O:Kentucky, USA Q:1/2=98 D:Bruce Greene, "Five Miles of Ellum Wood", 1998 Z:Ben Paley K:A Mixolydian P:A eg |: a2ab ageg | a2a2 b4 | a2ag abag |1 e6 eg :|2 e3g edcB | P:B |: A3B cdef | gfeg f2d2 | cBAc B2G2 | E6 EG | A2AB cdef | gfeg f2d2 | cBAc B2G2 |1 A6 EG :|2 A6 |] X:4 T:Vals efter Carl Johann Björklund T:Waltz from the playing of Carl Johann Björklund L:1/8 M:3/4 C:Trad arr. © 2022 Ben Paley N:If you can find it, listen to the 1979 album Värmlandslåtar [Fabo SLP 33118] by Bo i N:Rannsätt and Bengt Lindroth. Their version of this tune is wonderful. O:Värmland, Sweden Q:1/4=150 R:Waltz D:Bo i Rannsätt and Bengt Lindroth, "Värmlandslåtar" [Fabo SLP 33118], 1979 Z:Ben Paley K:Dm V:M clef=treble name="Melody" snm="M" V:H clef=treble name="Harmony" snm="H" %%score M|H V:M P:A A2|:d3 f ed | ^c2 d2 e2 | f2 a2 ^ga | =ba gf ef | d3 f ed | ^c2 d2 e2 | f2 a2 ^c2 |1 d4 A2 :|2 d4 f2 | P:B |:a2 ^ga =b2 | a2 a2 g2 | f3 a gf | e4 g2 | f2 e2 d2 | ^c2 d2 e2 | f2 a2 ^c2 |1 d4 f2 :|2 d4|| V:H P:A E2|:F3 A GF | E2 F2 A2 | d2 f2 ef | gf ed AG | F3 A GF | E2 F2 A2 | d2 A2 G2 |1 F4 E2 :|2 F4 d2 | P:B |:f2 ef g2 | f2 f2 e2 | d3 f ed | ^c4 e2 | d2 ^c2 B2 | A2 B2 ^c2 | d2 A2 G2 |1 F4 d2 :|2 F4|| X:5 T:Hjortingens Polska av Hjort Anders Olsson T:Hjortingen's Polska, by Hjort Anders Olsson L:1/8 M:3/4 C:© Hjort Anders Olsson, arr. © 2022 Ben Paley N:I can't remember where I got my version of this tune, I think possibly from Staffan Larsson. N:It's a bit different from Hjort Olsson's version. N:Don't be scared of all the double stops — they are much less complicated than they seem to N:look at. N:Once through the tune is AA, BB, CC and back to BB. O:Dalarna, Sweden P:ABCB Q:1/4=104 R:Polska Z:Ben Paley K:A P:A -E |: A>B cc/2d/2 c>B | ce/2c/2 A2 [EA]2 - | [EA]a ag fe/2^d/2 | ef/2g/2 ab/2a/2 gf | e^d/2e/2 f^d eB | [1 GB/2G/2 E3 E - :| [2 GB/2G/2 E3 E - | P:B |: [EA]>[EA] [AA][EA] [FA]2 | [FA]>[FA] [FB][FB] [GB]2 | [GB]>[GB] [Ge][GB] [cE]2 | [ce]>[ce] [cf][cf] [^df]2 | [^df]>[df] [db][df] [Bg]2 | gf/2e/2 ^d/2e/2f/2g/2 ae/2c/2 | AB/2c/2 df/2e/2 d/2c/2B/2A/2 | [1 GB/2G/2 A3 E - :| [2 GB/2G/2 A3 c !fine! |] P:C |: ef/2e/2 d/2c/2B/2A/2 G/2A/2B/2c/2 | df e3 c | ef/2e/2 d/2c/2B/2A/2 G/2A/2B/2c/2 | [1 BA A3 c :| [2 BA A3 E - |